We have made it to Mexico! However, we think we may have taken the wrong turn and ended up in Wales as it is cold, wet and we only understand one or two words the locals say. The El Niño storm is apparently the cause of this uncharacteristic weather, nice of it to turn up the same time as us.
To backtrack a little…we left our Malibu Yurt and spent 3 days cycling through the metropolis of LA. It was not as bad as we thought it would be, with lots of traffic free cycle paths along the beach. Arrived in Ensinitas in a downpour to stay with Barbara (an acquaintance of Sam’s Grandma) where we were greeted with hot showers, proper tea and mince pies. After two nights r&r we moved on to stay in a hostel in San Diego over new year…where we had a bit of a party and prepared for crossing the border into Mexico.
Mexico was a little bit of a culture shock after so much time in the US but the roads have been better than expected, drivers have been courteous and the people seem friendly (even if we can’t understand them). We cannot help thinking how much better the next bit of cycling would be if the rain stopped but we are going to push on, suck it up and head south. We leave Ensenada tomorrow to cross the 160miles of mountains and desert to San Felipe.
We only have sunny photos…rainy photos break cameras (along with morale!)
Out for a Spin 